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iPhone in Canada in 2 Weeks?

MacinDoc said:
That article is erroneous. Apple applied for the Canadian trademark in October 2004. Comwave claims that it started selling the iPhone in June 2004. I have not yet seen any evidence that Comwave started selling its iPhone in June 2004. Further complicating the matter, Ocean Telecom, which has a history of acting on behalf of Apple, applied for the same trademark in July 2004. Ocean also applied for the trademark in the U.S. in December 2003. Under Canadian trademark law, date of filing in another country can be used as the de facto date of application in Canada. In other words, Ocean applied for the trademark well before the date Comwave claims to have started using the name. Out of all of the interested parties, Comwave was actually the last to submit an application for the trademark. It was just the first to use the name for a product on the market.

I might note that Comwave is not a particularly scrupulous company, and there is little about it that is Canadian. It is fully owned by a Chinese international investment conglomerate, Founder Group, and it is currently using the TM indicator in association with its iPhone products, even though it has not been awarded the trademark.
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Thanks for that MacinDoc, i've heard something along the lines of that, i really didn't know anything about that though.

Stella said:
Erm, how is Comcast stealing Apple's thunder? This is a typical Apple Fan Boy response. As the poster above stated, Comcast has been using the iPhone name since 2004... WAAAAY before the iPhone. Apple didn't 'invent' the i<something> either... they jumped on the same bandwagon as everyone else.

Comcast should not be blamed for holding up the iPhone in Canada - its their trademark that they are actively using and should not be expected to give it up. Apple could rename the iPhone to something else for the Canadian market and be out tomorrow if that was the 'only' reason.
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Yes it is a typical apple fanboy response for me to say that they're stealing thunder by using the i, but it's basically true, it's a bit of an apple thing, they've been doing that for a long time and people asssociate it with apple. It's not stealing per say, but it's piggybacking on the success of another company.
Its like how Kia now makes that Rio that looks exactly like the Subaru Impreza WRX. It's not the same car, there are some differences, but kia is really just piggybacking off of the success of the WRX and its distinctive looks.

Now i never meant to sound like i think that comwave should just drop the name just because apple said so, because i don't think that. They should settle the dispute properly, in or out of court. Comwave IS willing to sell the name for a price, i don't have a link to the quote though.
 
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Hey Guys..

I just spoke with a Rogers rep. They never give too much away... but she said the iPhone would be released mid december- mid january. She did not mention anything about the price or possible data plan. The Rogers reps never give you any information unless they are almost positive.

I would definitely wait for the Rogers one to come out... as apposed to getting an unlocked version... just for warranty purposes. If you buy an unlocked iPhone and something goes wrong... the phone is garbage.. apple will not touch it.

With some of my experience with unlocked phones in Canada, you never really know what charges are going to be on your bill.

JUST WAIT A MONTH

IT'S COMINGGGGGGGGGG
 
Just read the article on data rates and I can't see why everyone in Canada is so keen on the iPhone. What makes this phone great is the wireless data access.

So what if the article mentions the data rate has halved, it's stiil ridiculous!

But not everyone is moving toward an all-you-can-eat wireless data offering. Rogers Wireless Inc. still charges $1,580 to transmit one gigabyte of data to a smartphone, although that is down from $2,600 in June, the study said.
 
VANCOUVER - Police and consumer protection authorities are investigating Vancouver-based

iPhoneNow.ca and are asking people who have paid hundreds of dollars for iPhones that were never

delivered to step forward.

The company is associated with Joshua Tristan Trousdale, a Port Coquitlam man who has been convicted

of fraud relating to the sale of Playstations over the Internet, and has successfully quelled

complaints in the past with threats of costly lawsuits.



If you have purchased ANY product from this company please check your credit cards for any

fraudulent charges NOW!

Newspaper Articles
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=39bd6190-0ce8-49b7-ad04-cf2e5f0313ba
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=cf51ae03-de31-46fb-a632-725dc8809508&k=53201
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/...d=7dd7c892-74dd-46b3-9e79-165ecc72c90d&k=5149
 
I wonder what legal grey area this kind of reseller works in. If an iPhone can only be bought under restricted contract, does reselling for the express purpose of breaking a contract constitute fraud, or something similar.

I mean, is the term "jailbreak" more than tongue-in-cheek?
 
R0nin said:
VANCOUVER - Police and consumer protection authorities are investigating Vancouver-based

iPhoneNow.ca and are asking people who have paid hundreds of dollars for iPhones that were never

delivered to step forward.

The company is associated with Joshua Tristan Trousdale, a Port Coquitlam man who has been convicted

of fraud relating to the sale of Playstations over the Internet, and has successfully quelled

complaints in the past with threats of costly lawsuits.



If you have purchased ANY product from this company please check your credit cards for any

fraudulent charges NOW!

Newspaper Articles
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=39bd6190-0ce8-49b7-ad04-cf2e5f0313ba
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=cf51ae03-de31-46fb-a632-725dc8809508&k=53201
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/...d=7dd7c892-74dd-46b3-9e79-165ecc72c90d&k=5149
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Is this a good thing or a bad thing for Apple.? The news is that people are getting ripped off buying iPhones. Everybody knows that the iPhone is from Apple, hence Apple are ripping people off. I know that fellow MacRumors scribes know the real story, but when it comes to the general public, that's a different matter entirely.

I think Apple should get their arse in gear and tie up a deal with Rogers a.s.a.p before the brand takes a knocking.
 
Doesn't Apple have a 2 iPhone per credit card check now? How could people believe that this company could buy and sell like an Apple store?
 
R0nin said:
VANCOUVER - Police and consumer protection authorities are investigating Vancouver-based

iPhoneNow.ca and are asking people who have paid hundreds of dollars for iPhones that were never

delivered to step forward.

The company is associated with Joshua Tristan Trousdale, a Port Coquitlam man who has been convicted

of fraud relating to the sale of Playstations over the Internet, and has successfully quelled

complaints in the past with threats of costly lawsuits.



If you have purchased ANY product from this company please check your credit cards for any

fraudulent charges NOW!

Newspaper Articles
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=39bd6190-0ce8-49b7-ad04-cf2e5f0313ba
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=cf51ae03-de31-46fb-a632-725dc8809508&k=53201
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/...d=7dd7c892-74dd-46b3-9e79-165ecc72c90d&k=5149
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Woah

I actually considered buying one from those guys. They have friggin TV commercials and everything here..


glad I didn't move on that.
 
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